Masarai Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Masarai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Masarai (16) may also be a first name.
Masarai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masarai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masarai is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Masarai.
How Common Is The Last Name Masarai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masarai is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Masarai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Masarai live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Masarai is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.
The surname Masarai is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Masarai is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 50 percent are found and Madang, where 50 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found and Malaysia, where 20 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masarai
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